Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen up-regulates human NK cell activity
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Modulation of cytokine profiles by the Mycoplasma superantigen Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen parallels susceptibility to arthritis induced by M. arthritidis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.2.441-447.1996